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Police Log: Man Arrested for Using Counterfeit Notes, 2 Stolen Cars Reported www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/13/p...
Police Log: Man Arrested for Using Counterfeit Notes, 2 Stolen Cars Reported
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Feb. 1: An officer on Main Street spotted a vehicle running a red light at the intersection of Main and Pleasant streets. Off...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Police Log: Man Arrested for Using Counterfeit Notes, 2 Stolen Cars Reported www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/13/p...
JIM'S VIEW: Boys Hockey Storms to First League Win in Impressive Fashion www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/13/j...
JIM’S VIEW: Boys Hockey Storms to First League Win in Impressive Fashion
Watertown/Wayland Hockey deserves so much credit, in my opinion. From the coaching staff on down to the last player on the roster, there has been little to no quit despite winning very infrequently. T...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
JIM'S VIEW: Boys Hockey Storms to First League Win in Impressive Fashion www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/13/j...
More Than a Dozen Watertown Properties Hosting Open Houses www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/13/m...
More Than a Dozen Watertown Properties Hosting Open Houses
See this weekend’s open houses around Watertown. 58 Aldrich Road #A, $489,500, 2 bedroom 1 bathroom 744 sq. ft. Condo, Open houses: Saturday, Feb. 14 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Sunday, Feb. 15 12:30 PM – 2:30...
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February 13, 2026 at 2:42 PM
More Than a Dozen Watertown Properties Hosting Open Houses www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/13/m...
Watertown Groups Hosting “Resist With Love” Standout on Valentine’s Day www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/13/w...
Watertown Groups Hosting “Resist With Love” Standout on Valentine’s Day
The following announcement was provided by Indivisible Progressive Watertown and the Watertown Rapid Response Network: All are welcome to join in the Resist With Love Stand Out Against ICE in Watertow...
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February 13, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Watertown Groups Hosting “Resist With Love” Standout on Valentine’s Day www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/13/w...
City Issued Parking Tickets & Shoveling Warnings After January Snowstorm; Winter Parking Ban May be Extended www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/12/c...
City Issued Parking Tickets & Shoveling Warnings After January Snowstorm; Winter Parking Ban May be Extended
Dozens of Watertown Department of Public Works crews and contractors plowed 20 inches of snow off Watertown’s 72 miles of roadway, after the snowstorm that hit the City on Jan. 25 and 26, City Manager...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM
City Issued Parking Tickets & Shoveling Warnings After January Snowstorm; Winter Parking Ban May be Extended www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/12/c...
WEEKEND FUN: Galentine’s Donut Decorating, “Little Women” on Stage, Olympics Watch Party, Valentine’s Dining www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/12/w...
WEEKEND FUN: Galentine’s Donut Decorating, “Little Women” on Stage, Olympics Watch Party, Valentine’s Dining
Have you heard of Galentine’s Day? Feb. 13th is now a day to celebrate women’s friendships, and in town you can take your friends to a Galentine doughnut decorating party at Blackbird Doughnuts. Fun! ...
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February 12, 2026 at 2:53 PM
WEEKEND FUN: Galentine’s Donut Decorating, “Little Women” on Stage, Olympics Watch Party, Valentine’s Dining www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/12/w...
See the Highlights from the Charles River Chamber's Forum on Housing, Real Estate www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/12/s...
See the Highlights from the Charles River Chamber’s Forum on Housing, Real Estate
The Charles River Regional Chamber recently hosted a forum looking at housing production in the area, and heard from a panel of experts, as well as State Sen. Will Brownsberger. See details in the ann...
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February 12, 2026 at 2:29 PM
See the Highlights from the Charles River Chamber's Forum on Housing, Real Estate www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/12/s...
See Why the City Council Narrowly Rejected a Nuclear Disarmament Resolution www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/11/s...
See Why the City Council Narrowly Rejected a Nuclear Disarmament Resolution
Tuesday night, a citizens group presented the City Council with a petition to support a resolution encouraging the federal government to seek nuclear disarmament in the United States and the other eig...
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February 11, 2026 at 9:35 PM
See Why the City Council Narrowly Rejected a Nuclear Disarmament Resolution www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/11/s...
JIM'S VIEW: It's Senior Night on the Hardwood as Both Raiders Teams Finish Out Their Home Regular Season Schedule www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/11/j...
JIM’S VIEW: It’s Senior Night on the Hardwood as Both Raiders Teams Finish Out Their Home Regular Season Schedule
Up first, the Boys… Senior night honored three young men who have devoted their time and effort to Watertown Basketball — Higor Camara, Andrew Malovanyi and Benjamin Teixeira. Congratulations to all t...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:26 PM
JIM'S VIEW: It's Senior Night on the Hardwood as Both Raiders Teams Finish Out Their Home Regular Season Schedule www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/11/j...
$24K in School Grants Awarded by Watertown Community Foundation www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/11/2...
$24K in School Grants Awarded by Watertown Community Foundation
The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Community Foundation: For the concluding year of the School Program Grants, the Watertown Community Foundation (WCF) awarded $24,500 to the Wat...
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February 11, 2026 at 2:25 PM
$24K in School Grants Awarded by Watertown Community Foundation www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/11/2...
Watertown Actor Appearing in Play Developed at Armenian Museum in Watertown www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/11/w...
Watertown Actor Appearing in Play Developed at Armenian Museum in Watertown
Watertown’s June Baboian will appear in Boston Playwrights’ Theatre’s “Zabel in Exile,” a play by R.N. Sandberg about an Armenian writer and activist imprisoned in the Soviet Union. The play was devel...
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February 11, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Watertown Actor Appearing in Play Developed at Armenian Museum in Watertown www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/11/w...
Watertown Schools Looking for Ways to Close $2.5 Million Gap, Deal with Increasing Special Ed Costs www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/10/w...
Watertown Schools Looking for Ways to Close $2.5 Million Gap, Deal with Increasing Special Ed Costs
Increasing costs of special education tuition has contributed to the sharp increase in the school budget over the past few years, Superintendent Dede Galdston told the School Committee on Monday night...
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February 10, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Watertown Schools Looking for Ways to Close $2.5 Million Gap, Deal with Increasing Special Ed Costs www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/10/w...
Watertown Wrestlers Close Season Filled with Top Competition as Postseason Approaches www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/10/w...
Watertown Wrestlers Close Season Filled with Top Competition as Postseason Approaches
Watertown High School’s wrestling team wraps up a challenging 2025-26 regular season this week as the team prepares for the MIAA state competitions. Watertown Wrestling Coach Kevin Russo added some st...
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February 10, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Watertown Wrestlers Close Season Filled with Top Competition as Postseason Approaches www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/10/w...
State Sen. Will Brownsberger Endorsed by City Councilors Past and Present www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/10/s...
State Sen. Will Brownsberger Endorsed by City Councilors Past and Present
State Sen. Will Brownsberger has been endorsed by current and former Watertown City Councilors in his 2026 run for reelection to serve the Suffolk and Middlesex District. He has been senator since Jan...
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February 10, 2026 at 1:58 PM
State Sen. Will Brownsberger Endorsed by City Councilors Past and Present www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/10/s...
LETTER: Councilor’s Statement on Nuclear Disarmament Resolution www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/10/l...
LETTER: Councilor’s Statement on Nuclear Disarmament Resolution
by Tony PalomboCity Councilor At-Large At the City Council meeting tonight, February 10 there will be a public hearing on a Citizen Petition on a Request to Call on Federal leaders to Support Nuclear ...
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February 10, 2026 at 1:39 PM
LETTER: Councilor’s Statement on Nuclear Disarmament Resolution www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/10/l...
Farm Inside a Freight Container Provides Produce for Watertown School Lunches, Program Highlighted by Lt. Gov. www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/09/f...
Farm Inside a Freight Container Provides Produce for Watertown School Lunches, Program Highlighted by Lt. Gov.
The white box container sitting in the parking lot of the Watertown Public Schools’ administration building has smooth metal walls on the outside, but inside the walls have a lush floor-to-ceiling cov...
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February 9, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Farm Inside a Freight Container Provides Produce for Watertown School Lunches, Program Highlighted by Lt. Gov. www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/09/f...
Watertown Non-Profits Create $50K Fund for Residents Needing Immediate Emergency Assistance www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/09/w...
Watertown Non-Profits Create $50K Fund for Residents Needing Immediate Emergency Assistance
The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Community Foundation: To help Watertown residents who need urgent help with rent, utilities or other emergency needs, the Watertown Community F...
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February 9, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Watertown Non-Profits Create $50K Fund for Residents Needing Immediate Emergency Assistance www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/09/w...
Watertown Life Science Company to be Acquired by Eli Lilly
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Watertown Life Science Company to be Acquired by Eli Lilly
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly will be acquiring a company in the East End of Watertown Arsenal, the two companies announced on Feb. 9. Orna Therapeutics is based at 500 Forge, a building near Home De...
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February 9, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Watertown Life Science Company to be Acquired by Eli Lilly
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Marshall Home Fund Holding Grant Info Session for Organizations Working with Older Adults www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/09/m...
Marshall Home Fund Holding Grant Info Session for Organizations Working with Older Adults
Marshall Home Fund will hold a Grant Information Session on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 1 p.m. at the Watertown Free Public Library. See more information provided by Marshall Home Fund, below. The Marshall ...
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February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Marshall Home Fund Holding Grant Info Session for Organizations Working with Older Adults www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/09/m...
JIM’S VIEW: Friday Night Basketball Doubleheader Sweep of Wakefield is Very Rewarding www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/08/j...
JIM’S VIEW: Friday Night Basketball Doubleheader Sweep of Wakefield is Very Rewarding
Girls Basketball, with but one senior starting along with two freshman, one sophomore and a junior, had the chance to clinch the Middlesex League’s Freedom Division crown Friday night with a win. They...
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February 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
JIM’S VIEW: Friday Night Basketball Doubleheader Sweep of Wakefield is Very Rewarding www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/08/j...
LETTER: Willow Park Needs Community Support to Win State Funding www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/08/l...
LETTER: Willow Park Needs Community Support to Win State Funding
Can you imagine sleeping with your children in your car tonight? Or bedding down beneath an overpass, hoping that layers of tarp and wool blankets can stave off the cold and snow? Housing is a human r...
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February 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM
LETTER: Willow Park Needs Community Support to Win State Funding www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/08/l...
A Pair of Watertown Properties Were Sold This Week www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/08/a...
A Pair of Watertown Properties Were Sold This Week
A two-family house and a condo were sold this week. 84-86 Boylston St, $1,035,000, 5 bedroom 2 bathroom 2,100 sq. ft. 2 Family 99 Pleasant St APT 2-1, $412,500, 2 bedroom 1 bathroom 754 sq. ft. Condo ...
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February 8, 2026 at 2:06 PM
A Pair of Watertown Properties Were Sold This Week www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/08/a...
Road Construction Continues This Week on Mt. Auburn Street www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/07/r...
Road Construction Continues This Week on Mt. Auburn Street
Crews will be out on Mt. Auburn Street installing drainage and making test pits along the thoroughfare this week. See exactly where in the announcement from the City of Watertown, below. The Mount Aub...
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February 7, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Road Construction Continues This Week on Mt. Auburn Street www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/07/r...
Learn Tips for Living Longer, Join the Winter Biking Basics Webinar www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/07/l...
Learn Tips for Living Longer, Join the Winter Biking Basics Webinar
Live Well Watertown has an in-person event about the Blue Zones, places in the world where people live longest, as well as an online info session about bicycling in the winter. See more information pr...
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February 7, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Learn Tips for Living Longer, Join the Winter Biking Basics Webinar www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/07/l...
COMIC: Small Saves Has Big Hockey Aspirations www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/07/c...
COMIC: Small Saves Has Big Hockey Aspirations
James DeMarco grew up in Watertown and became a goaltender at age 5. It’s his life’s passion to stand between the pipes and keep the puck out of the net. Combining this with the love of cartooning Sma...
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February 7, 2026 at 2:41 PM
COMIC: Small Saves Has Big Hockey Aspirations www.watertownmanews.com/2026/02/07/c...